Marvin Gaye - It takes two
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Tuning: E A D G
IT TAKES TWO (Bassline)
As recorded by Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
(From the 1966 Album IT TAKES TWO)
Words and Music by Sylvia Moy & William "Mickey" Stevenson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=148
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
A|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1----|-1----1-1-----||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------1--||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
H E E E E H +E E E E H +E E E E Q. E E E E E
G||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D||o--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||o-1------------|-1----(1)-------|-1----(1)-------|-1--------------|
E||-------1-1-3-1-|----------1-3-1-|----------1-3-1-|------3-1-1-3-1-|
H +E E E E H E E E E H +E E E E Q. E E E E E
G|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-1----(1)-------|-1------------|-1----(1)-------|-1---------------|
E|----------1-3-1-|------1-1-3-1-|----------1-3-1-|------3-1-1-3-1--|
H +E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H +E E E E
G|----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-1----(1)-------|-1------------|-1------------|-1----(1)--------|
E|----------1-3-1-|------1-1-3-1-|------1-1-3-1-|----------1-3-1--|
H E E E E H Q Q H +E E E E H E E E E
G|--------------|------------|----------------|---------------||
D|--------------|------------|----------------|----------0----||
A|-1------------|-1----------|-1----(1)-------|-1----1-1---1--||
E|------1-1-3-1-|------1--1--|----------1-3-1-|---------------||
[Chorus]
|-3--|
H E E E E H +Q Q Q H H q E Q Q E
G|--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
D|-1------------|-1----(1)-1-2-|-3---------|-3----3--3--3-|
A|------1-1-3-1-|--------------|------3----|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
To Coda
H +E E E E Q. E E E E E H E E E E H E E E E
G|-3----(3)-------|-3--------------|-3------------|-3-------------|
D|----------3-5-3-|------5-3-3-5-3-|------3-3-5-3-|----------0----|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------|------1-1---1--|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-3--|
H E E E E H +Q Q Q H H q Q E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------0-2-|
D|-1------------|-1----(1)-1-2-|-3---------|-3-------3-----|
A|------1-1-3-1-|--------------|------3----|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
H +E E E E Q. E E E E E H E E E E H +E E E E
G|-3----(3)-------|-3--------------|-3------------|-3----(3)---------||
D|----------3-5-3-|------5-3-3-5-3-|------3-3-5-3-|----------3-5-3--o||
A|----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------o||
E|----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------||
[Bridge]
H +E E E E H E E E E H +E E E E H E E E E
G|-3----(3)-------|-3------------|-3----(3)-------|-3-------------|
D|----------3-5-3-|------3-3-5-3-|----------3-5-3-|----------0----|
A|----------------|--------------|----------------|------1-1---1--|
E|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3--|
H E E E E H +Q Q Q H Q. E Q Q E Q E
G|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-1------------|-1----(1)-1-2-|-3-----------|--------------|
A|------1-1-3-1-|--------------|------3----3-|---------0----|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|-1--1--3----1-|
Dal Segno al Coda
H E E E E H E E E E H +E E E E Q. E E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------||
D|--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------||
A|-1------------|-1------------|-1----(1)-------|-1---------------||
E|------1-1-3-1-|------1-1-3-1-|----------1-3-1-|------3-1-1-3-1--||
Coda &
|-3--|
H E E E E H +Q Q Q H H q Q E E E E H +E E E E
G|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------0-2-|-3----(3)-------*|
D|-1------------|-1----(1)-1-2-|-3---------|-3-------3-----|----------3-5-3-*|
A|------1-1-3-1-|--------------|------3----|---------------|----------------*|
E|--------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|----------------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| |-3-| - triplet
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